10 Simple, Yet Beautiful iOS 11 App Icons

App icons for iOS have evolved considerably since its inception. Early on, there was a great focus on gradients, shadows, and highlights. The gradients have seen a resurgence since then, but with far more subtlety and creative use of color combinations.

Otherwise, iOS app icons are a far-cry from the graphically-intensive designs which used to be the standard across the App Store. Just as with the styling, there is also now a shift toward clean glyphs within icon apps. Previously we’d see anything from realistic 3D camera mockups to heavily-styled illustrations.

In this gallery we are going to review an inspiring selection of ten simple and beautiful app icons for iOS 11.

In one of the simplest examples, this iOS 11 app icon for Tenory shows just how effective this approach can be. The glyph is perfectly crafted and accents beautifully against the vibrancy of the purple background.